RE: bug#8880: [PATCH] add pgcc support to depcomp

From:

Daily, Jeff A

Subject:

RE: bug#8880: [PATCH] add pgcc support to depcomp

Date:

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:59:38 -0800

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefano Lattarini [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 9:48 AM
> To: Daily, Jeff A
> Cc: Dave Goodell; address@hidden
> Subject: Re: bug#8880: [PATCH] add pgcc support to depcomp
>
> [Dropping bug-automake]
>
> Hi Jeff, Dave.
>
> On 02/28/2012 12:44 AM, Daily, Jeff A wrote:
> >>> we'll need a proper disclaimer from *all* the people who have
> >>> written this code before incorporating it in the automake repository. So
> I ask:
> >>>
> >>> Would you and the other people that have written this code be
> >>> willing to assign the copyright to the Free Software Foundation, so
> >>> that we could install it in package?
> >>>
> >>> or, this is not possible or undesired for some reason,
> >>>
> >>> Would you and the other people that have written this code be
> >>> willing to sign a copyright disclaimer to put this change in the
> >>> public domain, so that we can install it in package?
> >>
> >> Either option is fine with me, with a slight preference towards the
> >> latter. If one or the other is more compatible with Jeff's
> >> situation, then we can do that.
> >>
> >> -Dave
> >
> > The latter option is fine with me.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> Thanks. Then, following the directions given in "Information for Maintainers
> of GNU Software" document:
>
> <http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Papers.html>
>
> I'm attaching the 'request-disclaim.changes' file, that should explain you how
> to contact the FSF in order to put such disclaimer properly in place (legally
> speaking). I hope the directions given there are clear enough; if not, feel
> free to ask for more information either on-list or off-list.
I followed the instructions for getting the copyright disclaimer. I received
it from FSF and sent it to legal. Our contracting officer disagreed and
instead has put together our own copyright disclaimer:
(name/other identification of the software) Battelle Memorial Institute, as
owner of all copyrights of its employees as works for hire, hereby irrevocably
disclaims any copyrights in the above-referenced work. The work may be placed
in the public domain and made freely available to any user without regard to
copyrights.
For Battelle Memorial Institute
By: ____________________________
David R. Long
Contracting Officer
[date]
Might we use this disclaimer instead of the one the FSF sent me?
Jeff